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D-backs acquire David Eckstein from Blue Jays — Club sends right-handed pitcher Chad Beck toToronto — PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they have acquired infielder David Eckstein in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chad Beck (Visalia).
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Howard Beck / New York Times:
Pettitte Gives Up Six Runs as Yankees Lose to Jays — On the heels of another deflating loss and with the schedule growing thin, the Yankees handed the ball and their fading hopes to the venerable left-hander Andy Pettitte on Sunday. He was not entirely up to the task.
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Bill Madden / NY Daily News:With stunning defeat, all seems lost for Yanks
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Nick Zaccardi / MLB.com:
Big Z pushed back from Sunday start — Ace working through ‘dead arm’ phase; Marshall faces Phillies — CHICAGO — Cubs right-hander Carlos Zambrano will not make his scheduled Sunday start. Sean Marshall will get a spot start against Philadelphia, and Zambrano will likely be pushed …
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Rick Gano / Associated Press:
Cubs' Zambrano scratched with tired arm — CHICAGO (AP)—Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano was scratched from his start Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies to give him some time to rest his tired arm. — Zambrano, a 13-game winner this season, is 1-1 over his last five starts and twice failed to get out of the fifth inning.
Associated Press:
Werth it: Phils confound Cubs for series split — CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Werth hit another home run against the Chicago Cubs and 45-year-old Jamie Moyer got his 12th win, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 victory that salvaged a split of their four-game series at Wrigley Field.
MLB.com:
Phillies call up four players — Two pitchers, one catcher and one outfielder were called up from the minor leagues by the Phillies following today's game, the club announced. — Right-hander Adam Eaton and left-hander J.A. Happ were recalled from triple-A Lehigh Valley and outfielder Greg Golson …
Associated Press:
Burres roughed up by Rays — Orioles starter allows six runs and nine hits in five innings — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - James Shields allowed one run over seven innings and Jason Bartlett hit his first homer in over an year to help the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays complete a three-game sweep …
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Joe Smith / St. Petersburg Times:Rays' Wheeler earns respect as stand-in closer
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The Times-Tribune:
Breaking news: Hughes, Sanchez to Arizona Fall League … Aside from Sanchez, Contreras mentioned Hughes, Chris Garcia, Jeff Marquez and Ian Kennedy as candidates for the Fall League. When I talked to Kennedy, he said he didn't think he was going. Kennedy could finish the year around 130 innings …
Chris De Luca / Chicago Sun Times:
‘Jockey’ Pedroia whips S. Siders — BOSTON — Sifting through White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's comments after another ugly loss to the Boston Red Sox — this one an 8-2 rout at Fenway Park that was much more of a blowout than the score revealed — it was tricky deciding which were the compliments and which were the complaints.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Bring in the cavalry: Yanks call up three — Coke, Moeller to join team on Monday; Joba to return Tuesday — NEW YORK — With Major League rosters expanding to 40 players on Monday, the Yankees will have reinforcements when they report to Comerica Park. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi confirmed …
New York Post:
THE RECONSTRUCTION — SABATHIA CORNERSTONE OF NEW-STADIUM YANKS — YAMMERIN' Hank Steinbrenner vows change. And this is not particularly good for the Yankees. Hank has the same instincts as his father, which is to go famous, expensive and long-term. — The ideas attributed …
Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pirates Notebook: Coonelly faults Boras for Royals' involvement — The Pirates have been charged in some corners with having dragged the Kansas City Royals into the Pedro Alvarez dispute, by virtue of last week citing the Royals' negotiations with their first-round draft pick, Eric Hosmer, as an example of a similar case.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Chipper's 20th home run makes history — Jones becomes second to accomplish feat in first 14 seasons — WASHINGTON — Chipper Jones has consistently produced statistics that link him with Hall of Famers, and he now shares an accomplishment only previously enjoyed by the other great third baseman the Braves once employed.
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